,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
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,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,baird1 & ,ms4 ,hill (
 ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1   
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation to support rese>* on !      
outputs t may be g5]at$ by g5]ative     
adv]s>ial networks1 o!rwise kn[n z      
deepfakes1 & o!r comp>able te*niques t  
may be develop$ 9 ! future1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,id5tify+ ,outputs (       
,g5]ative ,adv]s>ial ,networks ,act or !
 ,,iogan ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,rese>* gaps       
curr5tly exi/ on ! und]ly+ te*nology    
ne$$ to develop tools to id5tify au!ntic
 videos1 voice reproduction1 or photos f
 ^? g5]at$ by g5]ative adv]s>ial        
networks4  7#b7 ,! ,national ,sci5ce    
,f\ndation's focus to support rese>* 9  

artificial intellig5ce ?r\gh comput] &  
in=mation sci5ce & eng9e]+1 cognitive   
sci5ce & psy*ology1 economics & game    
!ory1 control !ory1 l+ui/ics1 ma!matics1
 & philosophy1 is build+ a bett] und]/&+
 ( h[ new te*nologies are %ap+ ! society
 & economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,!  
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation has        
id5tifi$ ! #aj ,big ,ideas = ,,nsf      
,future ,inve/m5t includ+ ,h>ness+ !    
,data ,revolution & ! ,future ( ,"w at !
 ,human-,te*nology ,fronti]1 9 )        
artificial intellig5ce is a critical    
compon5t4  7#d7 ,! outputs g5]at$ by    
g5]ative adv]s>ial networks %\ld be     
includ$ "u ! umbrella ( rese>* describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#c7 giv5 ! grave national   
security & societal impact pot5tial (   
su* networks4  7#e7 ,g5]ative adv]s>ial 
networks are n likely to be utiliz$ z ! 
sole te*nique ( artificial intellig5ce  
or ma*9e le>n+ capable ( creat+ cr$ible 
deepfakes & o!r comp>able te*niques may 
be develop$ 9 ! future to produce simil>
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outputs ( g5]ative adv]s>ial networks ,!
 ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation1 9 consultation ) o!r        
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all support   
m]it-review$ & competitively aw>d$      
rese>* on ! sci5ce & e?ics ( mat]ial    
produc$ by g5]ative adv]s>ial networks1 
:i* may include--  7#a7 supplem5t+      
fundam5tal rese>* on digital m$ia =5sic 
tools or comp>able te*nologies =        
detection ( ! outputs ( g5]ative        
adv]s>ial networks complet$ by ! ,def5se
 ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects ,ag5cy & !  
,intellig5ce ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects 
,activity2  7#b7 fundam5tal rese>* on   
develop+ con/ra9t aw>e g5]ative         
adv]s>ial networks2 &  7#c7 social &    
behavioral rese>* on ! e?ics ( !        
te*nology1 & human engagem5t ) !        
networks4  #d4 ,,ni/ support = rese>* & 
/&>ds on g5]ative adv]s>ial networks    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,national 
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
support rese>* = ! developm5t (         
measurem5ts & /&>ds necess>y to         

accel]ate ! developm5t ( ! te*nological 
tools to exam9e ! function & outputs (  
g5]ative adv]s>ial networks4  7b7       
,outrea* ,! ,director ( ! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
conduct outrea*-- 7#a7 to receive input 
f private1 public1 & academic /akehold]s
 on fundam5tal measurem5ts & /&>ds      
rese>* necess>y to exam9e ! function &  
outputs ( g5]ative ( g5]ative adv]s>ial 
networks or to develop con/ra9t aw>e    
g5]ative adv]s>ial networks2 &  7#b7 to 
consid] ! feasibility ( an ongo+ public 
& private sector engagem5t to develop   
volunt>y /&>ds = ! outputs ( g5]ative   
adv]s>ial networks or comp>able         
te*nologies4  #e4 ,report on feasibility
 ( public-private p>tn]%ip to detect    
outputs ( g5]ative adv]s>ial networks & 
comp>able te*nologies ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation & ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
jo9tly submit to ! ,committee on        

,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation a  
report conta9+--  7#a7 ! ,directors'    
f9d+s ) respect to ! feasibility =      
rese>* opportunities ) ! private sector1
 includ+ digital m$ia companies to      
detect ! outputs ( g5]ative adv]s>ial   
networks or comp>able te*nologies2 &    
7#b7 any policy recomm5dations ( !      
,directors t c\ld facilitate & improve  
communication & coord9ation betwe5 !    
private sector1 ! ,national ,sci5ce     
,f\ndation1 & relevant ,f$]al ag5cies   
?r\gh ! implem5tation ( innovative      
approa*es to detect m$ia products       
produc$ by g5]ative adv]s>ial networks  
or comp>able te*nologies4  #f4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,g5]ative 
adv]s>ial network ,! t]m g5]ative       
adv]s>ial network means1 ) respect to   
artificial intellig5ce1 ! ma*9e le>n+   
process ( attempt+ to cause a g5]ator   
artificial neural network 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is p>agraph z ! g5]ator & a            

discrim9ator artificial neural network  
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z a           
discrim9ator77 to compete aga9/ ea* o!r 
to become m accurate 9 _! function &    
outputs1 ?r\gh :i* ! g5]ator &          
discrim9ator create a fe$back loop1     
caus+ ! g5]ator to produce increas+ly   
high]-quality artificial outputs & !    
discrim9ator to increas+ly improve 9    
detect+ su* artificial outputs4  7#b7   
,comp>able te*nology ,! t]m comp>able   
te*nology means te*nology t utilizes    
simil> te*niques to a*ieve ! same       
outputs z a g5]ative adv]s>ial network4 
7#c7 ,con/ra9t aw>e ,! t]m con/ra9t aw>e
 means1 ) respect to artificial         
intellig5ce1 ! g5]ation ( reali/ic      
relational data by a ma*9e ) con/ra9t on
 ! modules g5]at$ by an adv]s>ial       
network4